Inequality thrives in Stockholm's embassy world
Published: 18 Jun 08 16:00 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/12518/20080618/
Stockholm's diplomatic community is shot through with gender inequality, according to an analysis of official figures carried out by The Local.
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Australia is the largest of the 10 embassies with an equal number of men and women - it has four of each. Among embassies with five or more staff, the highest proportion of female diplomats can be found in the Kenyan, Latvian and Filippino missions, with 86 percent, 71 percent and 70 percent respectively.
Bolivia, with its two female diplomats, and Uruguay with its sole female official, are the only all-female embassies in Sweden.
Of the four embassies in Stockholm with more than 20 diplomats, only Germany has anything approaching gender equality in its ranks. Nine of its 21 diplomatic staff are women. By comparison, 32 percent of the US embassy's 25 diplomats are women.
The Chinese embassy is home to the largest group of female diplomats in Stockholm. Twelve of its 33 officials are female.
Russia boasts by far the biggest diplomatic staff in Sweden, with 40 officials. All of them are men.
But it is by no means the only mission not to be following the 'When in Stockholm...' approach to recruitment. Some 26 embassies, including both Koreas, Libya, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain and Ireland, employ no female diplomats.
| Order | Country | % Women | % Men | Women | Men | Total | Amb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 50% | 50% | 1 | 1 | 2 | M |
| 2 | Algeria | 20% | 80% | 1 | 4 | 5 | M |
| 3 | Angola | 45% | 55% | 5 | 6 | 11 | M |
| 4 | Argentina | 25% | 75% | 1 | 3 | 4 | M |
| 5 | Australia | 50% | 50% | 4 | 4 | 8 | M |
| 6 | Austria | 14% | 86% | 1 | 6 | 7 | M |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 33% | 67% | 1 | 2 | 3 | M |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 50% | 50% | 1 | 1 | 2 | M |
| 9 | Belarus | 40% | 60% | 2 | 3 | 5 | M |
| 10 | Belgium | 17% | 83% | 1 | 5 | 6 | M |
| 11 | Bolivia | 100% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 | F |
| 12 | Bosnia Herzegovina | 67% | 33% | 2 | 1 | 3 | M |
| 13 | Botswana | 60% | 40% | 3 | 2 | 5 | F |
| 14 | Brazil | 22% | 78% | 2 | 7 | 9 | M |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 40% | 60% | 2 | 3 | 5 | M |
| 16 | Canada | 29% | 71% | 5 | 12 | 17 | F |
| 17 | Chile | 0% | 100% | 0 | 5 | 5 | M |
| 18 | China | 36% | 64% | 12 | 21 | 33 | M |
| 19 | Colombia | 33% | 67% | 1 | 2 | 3 | M |
| 20 | The Congo | 0% | 100% | 0 | 2 | 2 | M |
| 21 | DR Congo | 0% | 100% | 0 | 2 | 2 | M |
| 22 | Croatia | 20% | 80% | 1 | 4 | 5 | M |
| 23 | Cuba | 50% | 50% | 2 | 2 | 4 | M |
| 24 | Cyprus | 33% | 67% | 1 | 2 | 3 | M |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 11% | 89% | 1 | 8 | 9 | M |
| 26 | Denmark | 0% | 100% | 0 | 6 | 6 | M |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 67% | 33% | 2 | 1 | 3 | F |
| 28 | Ecuador | 0% | 100% | 0 | 2 | 2 | M |
| 29 | Egypt | 17% | 83% | 1 | 5 | 6 | M |
| 30 | El Salvador | 33% | 67% | 1 | 2 | 3 | M |
| 31 | Eritrea | 0% | 100% | 0 | 4 | 4 | M |
| 32 | Estonia | 33% | 67% | 2 | 4 | 6 | M |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 43% | 57% | 3 | 4 | 7 | M |
| 34 | Finland | 44% | 56% | 4 | 5 | 9 | M |
| 35 | France | 6% | 94% | 1 | 15 | 16 | M |
| 36 | Georgia | 25% | 75% | 1 | 3 | 4 | M |
| 37 | Germany | 43% | 57% | 9 | 12 | 21 | M |
| 38 | Greece | 40% | 60% | 4 | 6 | 10 | M |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0% | 100% | 0 | 2 | 2 | M |
| 40 | Holy See | 0% | 100% | 0 | 2 | 2 | M |
| 41 | Honduras | 67% | 33% | 2 | 1 | 3 | F |
| 42 | Hungary | 0% | 100% | 0 | 6 | 6 | M |
| 43 | Iceland | 50% | 50% | 1 | 1 | 2 | M |
| 44 | India | 13% | 88% | 1 | 7 | 8 | F |
| 45 | Indonesia | 40% | 60% | 2 | 3 | 5 | F |
| 46 | Iran | 14% | 86% | 2 | 12 | 14 | M |
| 47 | Iraq | 10% | 90% | 1 | 9 | 10 | M |
| 48 | Ireland | 0% | 100% | 0 | 2 | 2 | M |
| 49 | Israel | 11% | 89% | 1 | 8 | 9 | M |
| 50 | Italy | 40% | 60% | 4 | 6 | 10 | F |
| 51 | Japan | 23% | 77% | 3 | 10 | 13 | M |
| 52 | Kenya | 86% | 14% | 6 | 1 | 7 | F |
| 53 | North Korea | 0% | 100% | 0 | 8 | 8 | M |
| 54 | Sotuh Korea | 0% | 100% | 0 | 6 | 6 | M |
| 55 | Kuwait | 0% | 100% | 0 | 6 | 6 | M |
| 56 | Laos | 0% | 100% | 0 | 2 | 2 | M |
| 57 | Latvia | 71% | 29% | 5 | 2 | 7 | F |
| 58 | Lebanon | 50% | 50% | 1 | 1 | 2 | M |
| 59 | Libya | 0% | 100% | 0 | 7 | 7 | M |
| 60 | Lithuania | 17% | 83% | 1 | 5 | 6 | M |
| 61 | Macedonia | 25% | 75% | 1 | 3 | 4 | M |
| 62 | Malaysia | 25% | 75% | 1 | 3 | 4 | M |
| 63 | Mexico | 23% | 77% | 3 | 10 | 13 | F |
| 64 | Moldova | 67% | 33% | 2 | 1 | 3 | F |
| 65 | Morocco | 38% | 63% | 3 | 5 | 8 | F |
| 66 | Mozambique | 33% | 67% | 1 | 2 | 3 | M |
| 67 | Namibia | 75% | 25% | 3 | 1 | 4 | F |
| 68 | Netherlands | 0% | 100% | 0 | 5 | 5 | M |
| 69 | Nigeria | 0% | 100% | 0 | 5 | 5 | M |
| 70 | Norway | 17% | 83% | 1 | 5 | 6 | M |
| 71 | Pakistan | 0% | 100% | 0 | 4 | 4 | M |
| 72 | Panama | 50% | 50% | 1 | 1 | 2 | M |
| 73 | Peru | 0% | 100% | 0 | 3 | 3 | M |
| 74 | Philippines | 70% | 30% | 7 | 3 | 10 | F |
| 75 | Poland | 38% | 63% | 6 | 10 | 16 | M |
| 76 | Portugal | 0% | 100% | 0 | 4 | 4 | M |
| 77 | Romania | 38% | 63% | 3 | 5 | 8 | F |
| 78 | Russia | 0% | 100% | 0 | 40 | 40 | M |
| 79 | Rwanda | 50% | 50% | 1 | 1 | 2 | F |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 0% | 100% | 0 | 6 | 6 | M |
| 81 | Senegal | 40% | 60% | 2 | 3 | 5 | M |
| 82 | Serbia | 25% | 75% | 1 | 3 | 4 | M |
| 83 | Slovakia | 25% | 75% | 1 | 3 | 4 | M |
| 84 | Slovenia | 25% | 75% | 1 | 3 | 4 | M |
| 85 | South Africa | 57% | 43% | 4 | 3 | 7 | M |
| 86 | Spain | 0% | 100% | 0 | 7 | 7 | M |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 20% | 80% | 1 | 4 | 5 | M |
| 88 | The Sudan | 0% | 100% | 0 | 5 | 5 | M |
| 89 | Switzerland | 20% | 80% | 1 | 4 | 5 | M |
| 90 | Syria | 0% | 100% | 0 | 4 | 4 | M |
| 91 | Tanzania | 40% | 60% | 2 | 3 | 5 | M |
| 92 | Thailand | 29% | 71% | 2 | 5 | 7 | M |
| 93 | Tunisia | 50% | 50% | 2 | 2 | 4 | F |
| 94 | Turkey | 27% | 73% | 4 | 11 | 15 | M |
| 95 | Ukraine | 38% | 63% | 3 | 5 | 8 | M |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 0% | 100% | 0 | 2 | 2 | M |
| 97 | United Kingdom | 18% | 82% | 2 | 9 | 11 | M |
| 98 | USA | 32% | 68% | 8 | 17 | 25 | M |
| 99 | Uruguay | 100% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | F |
| 100 | Venezuela | 50% | 50% | 1 | 1 | 2 | M |
| 101 | Vietnam | 14% | 86% | 1 | 6 | 7 | M |
| 102 | Zambia | 40% | 60% | 2 | 3 | 5 | F |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 60% | 40% | 3 | 2 | 5 | F |
| Total | 29% | 71% | 185 | 506 | 691 |
Amb. = Gender of embassy's ambassador
An earlier version of this article contained some inaccurate figures. They have been corrected. Apologies for any confusion.
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